Angela McKay
-Assistant Director of Economic Development and Planning
started work Long Term Projects
Crossroads project
-Still working with Empire State development (ESD) on
incentives.-Developers confirmed to be ready when incentive is finished.
-Construction starting in the Fall 2018 depends on ESD incentives.
Waterline
-Water line moved to assure easements are acceptable to
landowners.
-Continue to work with Engineer for the 2018 construction.
-Friendship continues to work cooperatively on project.
GE Lufkin facility
-Allegany County Industrial Development Agency (ACIDA)
Pilot with PM Research for signing.
Bioenergy Development
and Commercialization Center (BDCC)
-BDCC now has state and federal funding for $12.4 million
required for the project.-Discussing additional partners for the project. -Talking to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and Sunstrand Sustainable materials in Louisville, Kentucky.
-Finalizing Memorandum of Understanding on the last $6.6
million needed for the project.
ANGEL fund
-Continue to have regular meetings on progress.
-Looking for investors to fund up to $1 million.-Plan is to have shares of the fund available in the fall.
-Continue to have regular meetings on progress.
-Looking for investors to fund up to $1 million.-Plan is to have shares of the fund available in the fall.
SIEMENS – Dresser Rand
-Continue to talk to ESD, local, state, and federal
legislators on project.
-Continue to talk to SIEMENS and Curtis Wright on future
prospects.
Travel
-At the Community Colleges of Appalachia Conference, June
10-12 – elected to Chair of the Board.
-Attended Select USA, June 20-22, 2018 conference in
Washington, DC to attract foreign investments.
-Met with Sunstrand sustainable materials and First Build
in Louisville, Kentucky.
Meetings
Invest Buffalo Niagara Board meeting attended June 7th in Buffalo.
Invest Buffalo Niagara Board meeting attended June 7th in Buffalo.
Advertising
Three Expansion Solutions Magazine ads
-Ad in July Issue was placed.
-Focusing on manufacturing, distribution, and advanced manufacturing.
-Results in leads when they attend trade shows.
-Site Selectors have proposal for next phase to attract companies to the county.
-Ad in July Issue was placed.
-Focusing on manufacturing, distribution, and advanced manufacturing.
-Results in leads when they attend trade shows.
Digital Advertising
-Reviewing for future plans for digital marketing.
Marketing
-Recent article on economic development discussed Maker
City visit in weekend newspaper.-Site Selectors have proposal for next phase to attract companies to the county.
-We respond to notices from Invest Buffalo Niagara when
they are looking for property and leads for companies that want to reside in
Western NY.
-Continuing to develop the list of potential buildings and
land for development in the county.
-The Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant for Alfred submitted.
-Continued work with the Seneca Nation on filling the Tracewell facility near Cuba.
-Maker City recommended Allegany County Economic Development Committee to develop a program to engage students and alumni at the three colleges regarding employment and economic development in Allegany County.
-Young Professionals group to restart as part of the Maker City report and be part of the Allegany County Economic Development Committee.
Maker City
-Project funded by the Allegany County Economic Steering Committee.
-Innovation based economic development to renew and reinvent local economies.
-Meeting took place May 16-18, 2018.
-Report was reviewed, to include additional work on Branding, Young Professionals, Improving Communities, and Developing Entrepreneurship culture working with the community.
-The Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant for Alfred submitted.
-Continued work with the Seneca Nation on filling the Tracewell facility near Cuba.
-Maker City recommended Allegany County Economic Development Committee to develop a program to engage students and alumni at the three colleges regarding employment and economic development in Allegany County.
-Young Professionals group to restart as part of the Maker City report and be part of the Allegany County Economic Development Committee.
Maker City
-Project funded by the Allegany County Economic Steering Committee.
-Innovation based economic development to renew and reinvent local economies.
-Meeting took place May 16-18, 2018.
-Report was reviewed, to include additional work on Branding, Young Professionals, Improving Communities, and Developing Entrepreneurship culture working with the community.
